1 Kings 15:8-12

8 Abijam lay down with his ancestors; he was buried in David's City. His son Asa succeeded him as king.

Asa rules Judah

9 In the twentieth year of Israel's King Jeroboam, Asa became king of Judah.

10 He ruled in Jerusalem for forty-one years. His grandmother's name was Maacah; she was Abishalom's daughter.

11 Asa did the right things in the LORD's eyes, just like his father David.

12 He removed the consecrated workers from the land, and he did away with all the worthless idols that his predecessors had made.

1 Kings 15:8-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 15

In this chapter we have a short history of the reign of Abijam, 1Ki 15:1-8 and of Asa, 1Ki 14:9-24, both kings of Judah; and of the reigns of Nadab the son of Jeroboam, and of Baasha, who destroyed his family, both kings of Israel, 1Ki 15:25-34.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or mother; also in 15:13; cf 2 Chron 13:2
• [b]. Traditionally cultic prostitutes